During the time of COVID-19, one in five people have moved or know someone who has.1Are those new people finding your church, even if you’re still meeting online only? (more…)
Want Healthy Church Growth? You Need This Kind of Community
Mobile on a Mission: How Church Apps Make Discipleship Portable
If you and I sat down for coffee, we would probably have two different definitions of discipleship. We could point to a variety of verses that lay out complementary visions of what discipleship looks like practically and philosophically. But we could agree on these two things:
- Discipleship requires the ability to be present. Put another way, discipleship is local.
- Discipleship is missional. (Now, whether you think discipleship starts before or after conversion, we can all agree that disciples grow into missionaries, or as Paul put it, “ambassadors for Christ” [2 Cor 5:18–21].)
Seize Your Church’s New Start—How to Live Stream Church This Fall
Fall usually provides a new start for schools—and for churches. But the calendar doesn’t look the same this year. Nothing does.
Can this fall still bring a fresh start? Yes! And it doesn’t have to be as hard as you may think. [Read more…]